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Wally's prediction: Nebraska 38 Western Michigan 21
Actual score: Nebraska 47 Western Michigan 24
| Aug 30 in Lincoln | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
Western Michigan is a much better football team than most people give them credit for.
QB Tim Hiller is an able leader that will challenge the Blackshirt defense all day long.
In the end the Broncos will not have enough horses to pull off the win in Lincoln.
Series history: Teams have never met
Last game: N/A
Western Michigan's record in 2007: 5-7
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
Bo Pelini's coming out party was a success as Ganz & Company racked up 483 yards of offense
in a convincing win over the Broncos. Stealing the limelight was Michigan's defeat to the Utes of Utah.
Husker wins in openers and Michigan losses to inferior opponents are now becoming an annual event.
A few more comments and observations:
* Joey Ganz is a baller
* The Blackshirts still have work to do
* Nate Swift isn't Mo, but he still rocks
* Alex Henery is money
* I am so glad that Bo Pelini is back in town
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska 52 San Jose State 14
Actual score: Nebraska 35 San Jose State 12
| Sept 6 in Lincoln | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
Hopefully the Huskers can work on eliminating some of the mental mistakes this week
now that they have a game under their belts. One positive was the way they played
with high energy and attitude. San Jose State will be no match for Nebraska so this
will be another opportunity to work out some of the kinks on the defensive side.
Series history: Nebraska is 1-0 against the Spartans
Last game: Nebraska won 49-13 on 9/2/2000
San Jose State's record in 2007: 5-7
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
Whew! The Spartans came to play today and gave Nebraska all they could handle, and then
some. Defense and special teams saved the day as the Husker offense struggled against a
pretty good Spartan defense. I said before the game that it would come down to whether
Nebraska could establish a running game and they were not able to do that. Credit Tomey's
stout defensive effort for the anemic results on the ground for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
A few more comments and observations:
* Roy Helu is going to be a huge star before his career is over
* Thank goodness for those uprights keeping SJSU points off the board
* Penalties killed NU today, but that can be fixed
* 99 net yards rushing, are you kidding me?
* I miss 68-0 blow outs
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska 56 New Mexico State 17
Actual score: Nebraska 38 New Mexico State 7
| Sept 13 in Lincoln | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
New Mexico State will come in to Lincoln looking to pass early and often in coach Hall Mumme’s version
of the spread offense. This is the first game of the season for the Aggies but returning QB Chase Holbrook
passed for over 3800 yards last year. It’s good for NU that they also gave up 429 yards a game on defense.
Series history: Nebraska is 2-0 against the Aggies
Last game: Nebraska won 68-0 on 9/18/1982
New Mexico State's record in 2007: 4-9
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
Nebraska ran for more yards against the Aggies tonight than they have the entire season to
date. The experts say that the biggest improvements come between games 2 and 3 and the
Cornhuskers did nothing to prove them wrong. This was not a big measuring stick in
determining where the Huskers are at but it was still fun to watch the Huskers have fun.
A few more comments and observations:
* 330 yards on the ground seems like old times!
* It was great to see Witt and Lee play. The future at QB looks bright.
* With his TD toss to Ganz, is Lucky now in the QB rotation?
* With a career high 69 yards rushing, is Ganz now in the RB rotation?
* Marlon Lucky now has over 2000 yards rushing for his career.
* Ganz had TDs rushing, passing and receiving
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska 35 Virginia Tech 21
Actual score: Nebraska 30 Virginia Tech 35
| Sept 27 in Lincoln | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Getting some of the guys back and healthy is perfect timing for the Virginia Tech game.
Nebraska won the first three games that everyone expected them to win but now it is test
time for the Huskers. The Hokie defense will look to load the box and prevent Nebraska's
still-suspect ground game. The game will likely come down to special teams and turnovers.
Series history: Nebraska is 1-0 against the Hokies
Last game: Nebraska won 41-21 in the 1996 Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech’s record in 2007: 11-3, lost to Kansas in the Orange Bowl
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
Ouch. This was a game the Huskers should have won but nasty things like penalties and
turnovers got in the way. And then there is that recurring theme about the inability to
run the ball. 55 yards on the ground, are you kidding me? It could get ugly in the next few weeks.
A few more comments and observations:
* The average fan gained more than 55 yards on the ground going to get Runzas
* Spotting a good team 9 points is never a good thing
* Beamer ball. Special teams was the difference tonight
* Way too many mental errors by the Huskers, but that is fixable
* The offensive line continues to underachieve
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska 21 Missouri 45
Actual score: Nebraska 17 Missouri 52
| Oct 4 in Lincoln | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 14 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 52 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
The Cornhuskers have a huge challenge coming their way as the #3 and #4 ranked
Missouri Tigers come in to Lincoln, a place they have not won at since 1978. Heisman-
hopeful quarterback Chase Daniel leads the second team in the nation in scoring and
total yards, and sports an eye-popping passing efficiency rating of 193.39. Nebraska’s
secondary will have to do a much better job with coverage than they did last week when
they made Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor look like Brett Favre. The Blackshirts will have
their hands more than full with Daniel & Co. Poor quarterback play, no running game and
terrible coverage in Nebraska's secondary all will add up to a very long day for the Huskers.
Series history: Nebraska is 63-35-3 against Missouri
Last game: 2007 - Missouri won 41-6 in Columbia
Missouri's record in 2007: 12-2, beat Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
This game was so brutal to witness that we changed the channel to watch baseball.
Nebraska was clearly outmatched tonight and the fact that I saw it coming does not
make it any easier. This game was a train wreck with barely a minute expired and yet things
only continued to get worse from there. It did not take long for all to see that Bo Pelini
and the Nebraska Cornhuskers have much more work to do before becoming relevant again.
A few more comments and observations:
* 14 penalties for 101 yards does not even begin to explain the carnage.
* 35 rushes for 79 net yards is all on the O-line.
* Mizzou played nearly flawless football and deserved to win.
* Chase Daniel and Jeremy Maclin are all they are hyped to be.
* Back to the drawing board and it doesn't get any easier next week.
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska 28 Texas Tech 52
Actual score: Nebraska 37 Texas Tech 31
| Oct 11th in Lubbock | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
I feel like a traitor by predicting Nebraska losses but I am also a realist. Based on what
we have seen so far I just can't see Nebraska stopping Texas Tech's high powered offense.
Tech is putting up some gaudy numbers behind QB Graham Harrell, who just happens to be the
all-time leading passer in Tech school history. Harrell is in some pretty lofty company at a
school that seems to just reload at the QB position every year. Tech also is showing something
new this season - a respectable defense. All of this points to a long afternoon in Lubbock for NU.
Series history: Nebraska is 7-2 against Texas Tech
Last game: 2005 Texas Tech won 34-31 in Lincoln
Texas Tech's record in 2007: 9-4, beat Virginia in Gator Bowl
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
This is a game that the Huskers just let slip away, plain and simple. The Blackshirts
earned those jerseys today by holding the vaunted Texas Tech offense to well under their
season averages. Everyone expected Nebraska to lose and they did and yet I am still really
pissed off about the loss. Texas Tech was clearly the superior team today and yet the
Huskers hung in there and fought to the bitter end, so chalk this one up to progress.
The big difference this season compared to last year is that these guys have never rolled
over and quit. They keep fighting until the final whistle and that is great to see.
A few more comments and observations:
* Moral victories are just losses for sissies.
* Penalties are still a problem. 8 for 55 yards is pathetic.
* Nebraska lead just about every statistical catagory except scoreboard.
* Niles Paul is a gamebreaker.
* The Huskers should have won this game
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska _ Iowa State _
Actual score: Nebraska _ Iowa State _
| October 18 in Ames | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Iowa State | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Series history: Nebraska is 84-16-2 against Iowa State
Last game: 2007 - Nebraska won 35-17
Iowa State's record in 2007: 3-9
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
A few more comments and observations:
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Wally's prediction: Nebraska __ Baylor Bears __
Actual score: Nebraska __ Baylor Bears __
| October 25 in Waco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Baylor | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Series history: Nebraska leads 9-1
Last game: Nebraska won in Lincoln 23-14 in 2005
Last Baylor victory: 1956, Baylor 26 Nebraska 7
Baylor's record in 2007: 3-9
Wally's view from the cheap seats:
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